Cider-press



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

S. B. DONZE. 0111511 PRESS.

No. 511,761. Patented Jan. 2, 1894.

2 Sheets--Sheet 2. S. B. DONZE. CIDER PRESS.

Patented. Jan. 2, 1894.

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SERAPHIM B. DONZE, OF WEINGrARTEN, MISSOURI.

CIDER-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,761, dated January 2, 1894.

Application filed August 25, 1893. Serial No.484,047- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SERAPHIM B. DONZE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Weingarten, in the county of Ste. Genevieve and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Cider-Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cider presses; and it has for its object to provide an improved press of this character which is adapted to be used as an attachment for any ordinary cider mill in connection with which the same may be employed.

To this end the main and primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved press, simple in construction while very efficient in operation to press or squeeze out all the juice from the milled fruit before the fruit pomace is ejected, and thereby preventing any wasting of the material.

With these and other objects in view which will readily appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, the same consists in in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cider press attachment constructed in accordance with this in vention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view on the line ww of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective of the horizontally sliding plunger block and its connecting arm. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the pivoted presser board.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable frame on top of which, or at a suitable point in close proximity thereto, is arranged any ordinary cider mill in which the fruit, from which the juice is to be squeezed, is milled or cut up before being introduced into the pressing devices. The said frameA, is provided at its opposite ends with the transverse supporting bars B, on which is mounted the elongated press box 0. The

elongated press box 0, comprises the opposite parallel side pieces c, connected at opposite ends of the frame by the bottom connecting bars D, provided at their upper inner edges with the triangular notches E, which receive the opposite ends of the triangularly can be readily worked out of one end of the press box, while at the same time yielding up its juice, which runs through the drain spaces between the slats and drips onto the inclined juice trough or spout G, which is secured to the bottom of the press box and extends the entire length thereof so as to conduct the cider to any suitable receptacle designed for its reception.

The elongated press box 0, is provided at a point intermediate of its ends with the intermediate or centrally arranged hopper or feed box H, having inclined sides which project into the press box and terminate short of the slatted floor thereof, and said hopper is designed to receive the milled fruit from the milling devices, and feed such fruit onto the slatted floor of the press box, along which it is shoved or moved by the horizontally sliding plunger block I. The plunger block I, is preferably formed of one solid piece and is adapted to have its opposite side edges slide in the opposite guides or guide grooves J, formed at the inner lower edges of the press box sides 0, and extending from one open end of the press box up to an intermediate point including the bottom opening of the hopper, so that the said plunger block has a sliding movement from one side of the hopper, under the bottom opening thereof, to a point slightly beyond the other side of the hopper, and said plunger block is provided with an outer bifurcated end K, in which is pivoted the inner end of the connecting arm L, the outer end of which is provided with a box M, loosely embracing the central crank of the crank drive shaft N. The crank drive shaft N, is journaled in one extremity of the opposite side of the press box, and carries on one end thereof the sprocket wheel 0, from which leads a sprocket chain P, to communicate motion to the side balance wheel Q, the shaft of which is journaled at one side of the frame A, and is provided with a sprocket hub q, over which passes the inner portion of said sprocket chain or belt. One extremity of the shaft N, at one side of the wheel 0, has

attached thereto a crank R, by means of which the press can be readily operated by hand if so desired, and on the opposite extremity of said crank shaft is arranged a cog wheel S, meshing with an adjacent cog wheel s, and both of said cog wheels may be employed, if so desired,to communicate motion to a suitable mill which may be arranged on top of the frame A, over the hopper of the.

' that :the juice will be thoroughly extracted therefrom, as such fruit is forced beneath and beyond the presser board by reason of the reciprocation of the plunger block .I. The presser board U, is normally held against the outerend of the slatted floor of the press box by means of the leaf spring WV, secured at one end to the upper end of the presserboard and having its otherfree end resting under .the stationary rod X,arranged transversely of the press box at the discharging end thereof. Now from the foregoing it will be apparent that as fast as themilled fruit is fed onto the slatted fioor of :the press box at an intermediatepointthereof, the plunger block comes along and forces the fruit into .the space between the inclinedpresserboard and the slatted .floor of the press box. 'As this operation continues, the fruit is compressed strongly by the spring pressed presser board so that it readily yields up its juice which drains through the slatted floor and runs off through I the juice trough or spout G, and the pomace extractedof its juiceisfinally worked out of one endof the press box, the outer free end of thepresser board lifting up to accommodatethe discharge of the pomace, which is ejected by reason ofthe reciprocations of the plunger block which continues tomove the fruit along beyond the hopperor feed box.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction maybe resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this in- Vention.

Having thus described the invention, what j usting substantially U -shaped presser board pivoted at one end within said discharging end of the press box, and a leaf spring secured fast at one end to the pivoted end of the presser board and having its other free end engaging under said stationary rod to normally hold the free end of the presser board in contact with the floor of the press box, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cider press, the frame, an elongated press box supported within said frame and having a slatted floor, an inclined juice trough or spout secured to the bottom of the press box ,below the slatted floor thereof, a selfadjusting presser board pivoted at one end within one end of the press box and having depending side wings working through the slatted floor, means for normally holding the free end of the presser board in contact with the press box floor, a centrally arranged hopper, and a horizontally'moving plunger block sliding within the press box on the fioorthereof, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cider press, the frame, the elongated press box supported within the frame and having a slatted floor extending from end to end thereof, opposite guides extending in from one end thereof, and an intermediate hopper box, a horizontally reciprocating plunger block sliding in said guides and under said hopper box, an inclined presser board pivoted at its upper inner end at one side of the hopper box and provided with depending side wings working through the slatted floor, a stationary rod arranged transversely of the press box at its discharging end, and a leaf spring secured at one end to the inner end of the presser board and having itsother free end resting under said stationary rod, substantially as set forth.

4. Ina cider press, the combination with the frame, having inner guide grooves and the pressdevices mounted within the frame and having a sliding plunger block moving in said grooves and provided with a bifurcated end; of a suitably arranged crank shaft having a sprocket drive wheel at one end, a connecting arm pivoted at its inner end in the bifurcation of the plunger block and provided at its outerend with a box loosely embracing the crank of said shaft, a suitably arranged balance Wheel, the hub of which is provided with sprockets, and asprocket chain or belt passing over the hub sprockets and said sprocket wheel on one end of the drive shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SERAPHIM B. DONZE.

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